The release date for the English version of 'Secrets of a Charmed Life' by
Susan Meissner is Feb 2015. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The Last Year of the War and A Bridge Across the Ocean's author go from the present to World War II England as two sisters are torn apart by the turmoil of war.
Oxford, England, today. Eager to live up to her idealized life vision, Kendra Van Zant, a young American researcher, meets Isabel McFarland just before she is set to reveal truths about the conflict she has been holding for decades, starting with her true identity. Isabel gives Kendra a gift and a weight that will put her beliefs and her emotions to the test.
England, 1940s. Hitler is waging an unparalleled attack on civilians in London, and thousands of children are being transported to foster homes in distant areas. However, despite Julia, Emmy Downtree's younger sister, and herself seeking safety in a quaint Cotswold farmhouse at the age of fifteen, Emmy's intense desire to go back to the city and work as an apprentice for a fashion designer clashes with Julia's intense need for her sister's presence. As the Luftwaffe unleashes its horrific carnage, the sisters are brutally split apart and see a drastic change in their lives due to their conflicting actions.